Our family holiday was rough. Really rough. Emotions were high. There was many tears and breakdowns. I came face to face with everything imperfect about myself. Everything that normal structure and routine hides. At first, all I wanted to do was go home. To not face the struggles this holiday of being together revealed. But […]
Last week on the blog I talked about the 2 questions we need to ask before setting boundaries. Without these 2 questions being clarified, we don’t have boundaries, we only have walls that we call “boundaries”. Walls only create further conflict and disconnection, where as boundaries keep the opportunity for connection open as a possibility. […]
We are on our final step in our 3 week series of dealing with conflict and difficult people. If you haven’t had a chance to read the first two steps, you can find them here: Step 1: Managing your own emotional regulation Step 2: 3 simple ways to conflict resolution And now my favourite, the […]
Dealing with difficult people and conflict is hard, but it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Whether at work with coworkers or at home with your family, learning to work through difficulties is a skill we all need for our own mental health and the mental health of others. We are in the middle of a […]
Our culture has labeled people who suck our energy as “energy vampires”. “Those people” who drain you of all of your energy. They often are self focused, emotionally immature, and unable to think of anyone but themselves. We all know someone like this, and if we’re really honest, sometimes we have been the vampire. But […]
